M.I.Y.O Monday: What Are Some Funny Food Names/Signs You’ve Seen?

Note: M.I.Y.O. Monday stands for Make It Your Own Monday, a question thrown out to DCF readers every Monday to jumpstart the week with lively interaction. I also welcome questions and suggestions for future MIYO Mondays. Email me.

Pinoys have a penchant for humor, and they’re very good at it. When it comes to signs and anything visual, they display killer-creative skill on copy that can be witty, charming, and at turns stealthily executed puns and double entendres. Remember all the memes that people came up with to begin the DOT slogan “________ is more fun in the Philippines?” My favorite, of course food-related, from the ones I’ve seen is this:

I had to chuckle at the very “Dilis-cious” sign that I see in the market the other day. (Cover photo above). And I remember the pancit stall called “Pancit ng Taga Malaboni” that I passed by – where else? – along Boni some years ago. Some of my other favorite signs that I’m lucky enough to have photos of are the following:

So tell me: What are some of the funnier food signs, restaurant names, etc., that you remember? List ‘em in the Comments section below or post a photo if you’ve got one. And don’t worry if your comment or photo doesn’t show up right away. It may just have gotten caught in the Spam folder.

My sister and I had a similar conversation a few days ago about the funny names of some milk tea stores that we’ve seen. There’s one near our place in Marikina called Celebritea that reminded me of your Pantea… Wait, I’m not sure if that came out right. Hahaha oops 😀

Ilocos has many funnily named food and places, one of which Paul mentioned above. I was lucky (?) enough to have seen or tried most of them when I went last year. I’m not sure how you feel, Lori, about this not-quite-GP sign, so if you feel it doesn’t belong on your blog, then I’ll understand if you don’t post it. 🙂

MG DO — Sinaglao MASTER (in reverence for the MC DO) MG. — shortcut for Manong/Mang in Ilocano means Kuya. Sinanglao — is a well-know dish in Ilocos made of minced beef,beef innards (tripe, hardened blood cut into cubes, intestines the like) with papait or the bile sauteed in onions, garlic & ginger.Seasoned with vinegar and fish sauce. My uncle owns an eatery,specializing this dish. His nickname is DODO, and it is a hit!